High School Football

**imported_red_66** · January 24th, 2007, 10:17 AM

That is true, but don't you think a school with 840 kids has a much better chance of having the deadbeat students who are just there cause they have to be? If you looked down the halls at Lee High it isn't like you see the holy land of athletes. A very small percentage of students at Lee High are athletes. That is one reason their teams aren't as successful as they could be. The majority of the students do not want to put forth the time and effort to play sports. If you ratio the number of students to the number of athletes, I am sure that Lee High would rank well below schools like Gate City, Powell Valley, and even Appalachia.

**FIGHT'N HOKIE** · January 24th, 2007, 10:17 AM

HAYSI and HONAKER said this weekend at the meeting that they will appeal to play down!

If Clintwood is below the number they too will appeal play down is what I heard from this weekend.

VA High numbers have nothing to do with anyone, they are not the largest as far as enrollment.

As for Coeburn they were ridding the fence as of this weekend.

**imported_Counts** · January 24th, 2007, 10:43 AM

Sounds like exactly what I was expecting (I think Coeburn will drop as well) I brought up Va High since Lee has AA numbers (not like GC that had been playing up) while Va High will be A sized I am not sure that will play a part in the appeals process BUT I could see how it could which is why I included it.

That being said IF all those teams drop a Div1 playoff spot will be hard to come by

**beamer_ball** · January 24th, 2007, 01:38 PM

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I wish there were more of them lol, or anything really. I always hate looking across the stands every season and seeing a lot of the fans looking lifeless haha. Just too many empty seats now a days too.

**pvfan** · January 24th, 2007, 01:58 PM

I have family members who play for Lee High, so unless they are playing us I hope they win every game they play. At the same time, I do think it's a bit ridiculous that you have a school with over 800 students competing against the Appys and St. Paul's of the world for right to move on to state. Lee High made their bed when they combined schools, they should lay in it. It's not the rest of the regions fault they have to travel so far, they should've thought about that when they combined. Lee High will eventually be a dominating force in the Region D, and theres not a thing anybody can do or say about it. VHSL at it's finest if you ask me, if the schools drop down D2 football in the regular season will be a joke, you could probably make the playoffs at 5-5.

**FIGHT'N HOKIE** · January 24th, 2007, 02:05 PM

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if the schools drop down D2 football in the regular season will be a joke, you could probably make the playoffs at 5-5.

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I would not say that! Regular season will be much of the same the playoffs will be some what different.

Lets say these 4 teams make Region D Div.2 Playoffs next year:
GATE CITY
POWELL VALLEY
VA HIGH
LEBANON (CLINTWOOD OR HONAKER IF THEY DONT DROP!)

IS THAT A JOKE? I SAY NO...you have will 1 of the best team in the area playing in game 13 at their house next year for a chance to play in the state title game.

**starbuck** · January 24th, 2007, 04:50 PM

I might be 100% wrong on this but didn't Lee get a special hardship exception to play in the A ranks because of travel? If they did then I don't think the "rye cove rule" should come into play because it already is established that Lee is an exception.

**imported_Counts** · January 24th, 2007, 05:01 PM

That is why i was thinking that Honaker and Coeburn may have a tougher time droping via the RC rule than would Haysi and Clintwood......That being said neather Honaker or Coeburn would be in the top 10 size wise of Div 1 schools in the state

On a related note with Lebanon and Battle leaving Region C Div 2 who will be the lucky team that moves from Div1 to Div 2 over there?

**beamer_ball** · January 24th, 2007, 05:15 PM

If Graham, Grundy, Tazewell, and Richlands drop fairly soon then that would add more back to Div. 2. So, maybe it wouldn't be for too long.

**imported_GC1** · January 24th, 2007, 08:12 PM

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If we start winning, everybody will be saying "Well no wonder they win, they're twice the size as everybody else!" Nevermind the fact that half of the schools dress out as many, or more players as Lee High. Lee High may have 840 students, but it's the same group of kids that play all the sports.

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I don't think people said that about GC when they dropped, they didn't & do not have that many kids enrolled to make such a statement! [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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At 840 kids in the school you may get that statement thrown in the direction of LEE HIGH! But most people with good football sense will know ...just because you have 840 kids in the school doesn't mean you have the best 11 you can get on the field. haha

I will say this LEE had a HUGE Oline last year!!! Will those Cowbells be coming back!? [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wall.gif[/img]

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Well I guess by the number of post you have that you missed out on the previous few years when many on here said just that about GC's larger numbers. It has been mentioned on here more times than I care to count.